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- oblique :slanting or inclined in direction or course or position--neither parallel nor perpendicular nor right-angled
- the oblique rays of the winter sun
- acute and obtuse angles are oblique angles
- the axis of an oblique cone is not perpendicular to its base
- oblique :indirect in departing from the accepted or proper way; misleading
- used devious means to achieve success
- gave oblique answers to direct questions
- oblique political maneuvers
- oblique :any grammatical case other than the nominative
- oblique :a diagonally arranged abdominal muscle on either side of the torso
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